| ||In 1896 Allred became a part of Billings; in 1901 Allred was re-created from Billings; in 1903 it was attached to Williams; and in 1905 it was abolished when it became part of McKenzie. ||||||||||||||||||

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| || colspan="10" |In 1896 Allred became a part of Billings; in 1901 Allred was re-created from Billings; in 1903 it was attached to Williams; and in 1905 it was abolished when it became part of McKenzie.

| ||The original Stevens County was created in 1862 from unorganized land but was abolished in 1863. This Stevens County was attached to Ward in 1891 and was abolished in 1892 when it became part of McLean and Ward.||||||||||||||||||

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| || colspan="10" |The original Stevens County was created in 1862 from unorganized land but was abolished in 1863. This Stevens County was attached to Ward in 1891 and was abolished in 1892 when it became part of McLean and Ward.

| ||In 1896 Wallace was abolished and became part of Billings and Stark; in 1901 it was re-created from Billings and Stark but remained attached to Stark; in 1905 it was abolished again and became part of McKenzie.||||||||||||||||||

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| || colspan="10" |In 1896 Wallace was abolished and became part of Billings and Stark; in 1901 it was re-created from Billings and Stark but remained attached to Stark; in 1905 it was abolished again and became part of McKenzie.

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| ||Wallette||||1873 (abolished 1883; became part of Buford and Flannery)||Buffalo||||||||||||

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| ||Wallette||||1873 (abolished 1883; became part of Buford and Flannery)||Buffalo

The FHL holds the Historical Records Survey of North Dakota (Bismarck, N.Dak.: WPA, 1939). Although outdated, it remains a helpful guide. County records including land, court, tax, probate, and township records for North Dakota may be extant from time of formation. There may, however, be individual discrepancies, and the researcher will need to check with the local office for exact reference. The county judge holds marriage and probate records, the register of deeds holds land records, and the clerk of the district court holds civil court records. Details about county offices can be found on the Internet at www.ndaco.org/nd_counties/county.asp.

Some records have been transferred to the State Archives and Historical Research Library (see State Historical Society website www.discovernd.com/hist). Since this is a continuing process, correspondence should be addressed to the county first, and if the records have been transferred, the letter will be forwarded. County offices can normally be addressed in care of the county courthouse; however, in the list below, addresses or post office boxes for registers of deeds are given.

For some counties on the chart there are two years listed for “Date Formed.” The first is the year that the county was created; the second is the year it was fully organized if it differs from creation year. Under the heading “Parent County/ies,” unorganized land denotes that it was formed from non-county lands, and counties listed with an asterisk (*) are those to which the county was at one time “attached” before organization.

Map

County

County Address

Date Formed

Parent County(ies)

Birth

Marriage

Death

Land

Probate

Court

Map

County

Address

Date Formed

Parent County/ies

Birth

Marriage

Death

Land

Probate

Court

C6

Adams

P.O. Box 469 Hettinger 58639

1907

Hettinger

——

1907

——

1907

1907

1907

Allred

unorganized

In 1896 Allred became a part of Billings; in 1901 Allred was re-created from Billings; in 1903 it was attached to Williams; and in 1905 it was abolished when it became part of McKenzie.

H5

Barnes

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 684 Valley City 58072

1873 (as Burbank; renamed as Barnes, 1875)

Pembina

1893–1910

1882

1893–1910

1875

1875

1875

G2

Benson

311 B Ave. Minnewaukan 58351

1883

Ramsey/De Smet

1903

1885

1903

1883

1883

1883

B4

Billings

P.O. Box 138 Medora 58645

1879 (1886)

unorganized/Howard

——

1887

——

1879

1879

1879

E1

Bottineau

314 W. Fifth Bottineau 58318

1873 (1884)

Buffalo

——

1884

——

1884

1884

1884

A6

Bowman

P.O. Box 379 Bowman 58623

1883 (1907)

Billings

?

1907

?

1883

1883

1883

In 1896 Bowman became part of Billings; in 1901 Bowman was re-created from Billings; in 1903 it was attached to Stark; and in 1907 it became fully organized.

Buffalo

1864 (1871)

Unorganized/Bruguier/Charles Mix *Bon Homme

In 1873 Buffalo lost land to twenty-five counties in Dakota territory; in 1889 Buffalo became a county in the newly created state of South Dakota.

Buford

1883

Wallette

In 1891 Buford was attached to Ward; in 1892 it was abolished and became part of Williams.

Burbank

1873 (renamed Barnes, 1875)

Pembina

1910

1910

C1

Burke

P.O. Box 219 Bowbells 58721

1910

Ward

——

1910

——

1910

E5

Burleigh

Clerk of District Court and Clerk of County Court 514 E. Thayer Ave. Bismarck 58501 and Register of Deeds 221 N. 5th St. Bismarck 58501

1873

Buffalo

——

1898

1880; 1901*

1873

1873

1873

J5

Cass

P.O. Box 2806 Fargo 58108

1873

Pembina

——

1872

1884–87*

1873

1873

1873

*1889—1920 at Fargo

H1

Cavalier

901 3rd St. Langdon 58249

1873 (1884)

Pembina

1884–1908

1887

1884–1908

1873

1873

1873

De Smet

1873 (as French; renamed De Smet, 1875)

Buffalo

In 1887 De Smet was abolished and became part of Pierce.

H6

Dickey

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 148 Ellendale 58436

1881

La Moure/Ransom/unorganized

1894–1900

1883

1894–1900*

1881

1881

1881

*Incomplete

B1

Divide

P.O. Box 68 Crosby 58730

1910

Williams

——

1910

——

1910

1910

1910

Dunn (old)

1883 (became part of Stark, 1896)

Howard

C4

Dunn (present)

P.O. Box 106 Manning 58642

1901 (1908)

Stark

——

1908

——

1908

1908

1908

G3

Eddy

524 Central Ave. New Rockford 58356

1885

Foster

1889–1926

1887

1893–1907

1885

1885

1885

F6

Emmons

P.O. Box 905 Linton 58552

1879 (1883)

unorganized/Burleigh

1903

1888

1903

1879

1879

1879

Flannery

1883

Wallette

In 1891 Flannery was attached to Ward; in 1892 it was abolished and became part of Williams.

G4

Foster

P.O. Box 257 Carrington 58421

1873 (1883)

Pembina

——

1883

——

1873

1873

1873

A5

Golden Valley

P.O. Box 596 Beach 58621

1912

Billings

——

1912

——

1912

1912

1912

J3

Grand Forks

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 6 Grand Forks 58206

1873 (1875)

Pembina

——

1887*

1891*

1873

1873

1873

*Coroner’s records and inquests for deaths; county judge has index to marriage certificates from 1875.

D6

Grant

P.O. Box 258 Carson 58529

1916

Morton

——

1916

——

1916

1916

1916

H4

Griggs

P.O. Box 326 Cooperstown 58425

1881

Foster/Burbank/Traill

1901–07

1883

1900–07

1881

1881

1881

Gringras

1873 (renamed Wells, 1881)

Buffalo

C6

Hettinger

P.O. Box 668 Mott 58646

1883 (1907)

Stark

——

1907

——

1883

1883

1883

Howard

1873 (abolished 1883; became part of Allred, Dunn, McKenzie, Wallace)

unorganized

F4

Kidder

P.O. Box 66 Steele 58482

1873 (1881)

Buffalo

1899–1907

1886

1885–1907

1873

1873

1873

H6

La Moure

202 4th Ave. N.E. La Moure 58458

1873 (1881)

Pembina

1903–23*

1887

1903–23*

1873

1873

1873

*City auditor.

G6

Logan

P.O. Box 6 Napoleon 58561

1873 (1884)

Buffalo

1883–1923

1890

1883–1923

1873

1873

1873

E2

McHenry

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 57 Towner 58788

1873 (1885)

Buffalo

1889–1907

1905

1889–1907

1873

1873

1873

G6

McIntosh

P.O. Box 179 Ashley 58413

1883 (1884)

Logan/unorganized

1899–1908

1885

1899–1908

1883

1883

1883

McKenzie (old)

1883 (abolished 1896; became part of Billings 1897)

Howard

B3

McKenzie (present)

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 523 Watford City 58854

(1901) 1905

Billings

1905–08

1906

1905–08

1905

1905

1905

In 1901 McKenzie was re-created but remained attached to Stark until it was fully organized in 1905.

D3

McLean

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 119 Washburn 58577

1883

Burleigh/Stevens/Sheridan

1884–1907

1887

1884–1907

1883

1883

1883

D4

Mercer

P.O. Box 39 Stanton 58571

1875

unorganized

——

1885

1909*

1875

1875

1875

*Coroner’s reports.

D5

Morton

210 2nd Ave. N.W. Mandan 58554

1873 (1881)

unorganized

1893–95

1882

1893–1908

1873

1873

1873

C2

Mountrail

P.O. Box 69 Stanley 58784

1873

Buffalo

——

1909

——

1909

1909

1909

In 1891 Mountrail was attached to Ward; in 1892 it was abolished and became part of Ward; in 1909 it was re-created from Ward.

H3

Nelson

P.O. Box 565 Lakota 58344

1883

Foster/Grand Forks/Ramsey

?

1885

?

1883

1883

1883

D4

Oliver

P.O. Box 125 Center 58530

1885

Mercer

——

1885

——

1885

1885

1885

J1

Pembina

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 147 Cavalier 58220

1867

unorganized

1893–95*

1872

1893–95*

1867

1867

1867

*Also births and deaths, 1899—1907.

F2

Pierce

240 S.E. 2nd St. Rugby 58368

1887 (1889)

Bottineau/De Smet/McHenry/Rollette

1893–1903

1888

1893–1903

1887

1887

1887

G2

Ramsey

P.O. Box 863 Devils Lake 58301

1873 (1885)

Pembina

1903–09

1887

1903–09

1873

1873

1873

J5

Ransom

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 666 Lisbon 58054

1873 (1881)

Pembina

——

1882

1892–1902*

1873

1873

1873

*Also coroner’s records, 1883.

Renville (old)

1873

Buffalo (attached to Ward, 1891; abolished 1892; became part of Bottineau and Ward)

The original Stevens County was created in 1862 from unorganized land but was abolished in 1863. This Stevens County was attached to Ward in 1891 and was abolished in 1892 when it became part of McLean and Ward.

G5

Stutsman

511 2nd Ave. S.E. Jamestown 58401

1873

Pembina/Buffalo

——

1884

1881*

1873

1873

1873

*Clerk of district court.

G1

Towner

315 Second St. Cando 58324

1883 (1884)

Rolette/Cavalier

1903–07

1888

1903–27

1883

1883

1883

J4

Traill

Register of Deeds P.O. Box 399 Hillsboro 58045

1875

Grand Forks/Burbank/ Cass

——

1880

1891*

1875

1875

1875

*Mayville only.

Wallace

1883

Howard

In 1896 Wallace was abolished and became part of Billings and Stark; in 1901 it was re-created from Billings and Stark but remained attached to Stark; in 1905 it was abolished again and became part of McKenzie.